Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z vehiclelike Resembling or characteristic of a vehicle. vehicular Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle. vehicularly In or with a vehicle. vehiculate To convey by means of a vehicle. vehiculation The movement of (motor) vehicles; traffic vehiculatory vehicular Vehm A Westphalian tribunal system during the Middle Ages. Vehmic Of or pertaining to the Vehm, a Westphalian tribunal system during the Middle Ages. vehophobia A fear of driving a vehicle. Vehudhanya The twelfth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar. Veientes The people of the ancient city of Veii. Veientines The people of the ancient city Veii. Veiga A surname from Portuguese. veigaiaid Any member of the Veigaiaidae. veigaiid Any mite in the family Veigaiidae. Veii In ancient times, an important Etruscan city 16 km (9.9 mi) NNW of Rome, Italy. Veik A surname. veil Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. veiled Covered by a veil. veiledly In a way that is secretive or obscure. veiledness The quality of being veiled or hidden. veiler One who veils or conceals something. veiling The act of covering with a veil. veilingly So as to veil or cover. veillance The recording of an activity. veilless Without a veil. Veillette A surname from French. veilleuse A shaded night-lamp Veilleux A surname from French. veillike Resembling or characteristic of a veil. Veillon A surname. veillonella Any bacterium of the genus Veillonella. veilmaker A manufacturer of veils. veilmaking The manufacture of veils. veiltail A variety of goldfish with a long, flowing double tail and high sail-like dorsal fin. veilwise In the manner of a veil. veilwort Any liverwort of the genera Metzgeria or Pallavicinia. veily translucent, diaphanous vein A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. veinage veining; veins collectively veinal Pertaining to or contained in veins, especially the veins of a leaf. veinbanding Of a plant virus: causing light-coloured bands along the veins of the leaves. veined Having veins or veinlike markings. veiner A tool for cutting small decorative furrows in the surface of a piece of wood. veinery veins collectively; a veined pattern veinily In a veiny manner. veininess The quality of being veiny. veining An arrangement of veins or veinlike markings. veinless Without veins. veinlessness Absence of veins. veinlet A small or secondary vein, especially on the wing of an insect or the leaf of a plant. veinlike Resembling or characteristic of a vein. veinous Having prominent veins. veinously In a veinous manner. veinstone Synonym of gangue. veinstuff Minerals found in a vein, of lesser value than ores. veintena A 20-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars. Veintines The people of the ancient city Veii. veinule A venule or veinlet. veinulet A venule or veinlet. veinwise In the manner of a vein. veinwork A veined pattern. veiny Having prominent veins. veisalgia The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover. Veisiejai A city in Alytus, Lithuania. Veit A surname from German. Veitch A surname. veitchberry A form of loganberry: specifically, a cross between R. fruticosus and R. idaeus. Veith A surname. Veja A tributary of the Sacovăț river in Romania. Vejar A surname. Vejen A town and municipality in southern Jutland, Denmark. vejigante A folkloric character portrayed in Puerto Rican festival celebrations, wearing a colorful horned mask. Vejovis an ancient Italic Roman deity of Etruscan origin considered to be an underworld counterpart of Jupiter; literally “Little Jupiter”, “Anti-Jove” Vejoz The Wichí people. Vekich A surname. veksel A promissory note or bill of exchange, particularly in Russia and Ukraine: a security which entitles its owner to claim certain property of its issuer (the debtor). vel The ∨ symbol used to represent the inclusive or, which is a logical connective. vela A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. Velachery A residential suburb of Chennai city (Tamil Nadu, India). Velador A surname from Spanish. velaglucerase a form of glucocerebrosidase velal velar velamen A covering membrane or velum velamentous Veil-like. velamentum A velamen or membrane. velaminal Relating to the velamen. Velaquez A surname. velar Articulated at the velum or soft palate. Velarde A surname from Spanish. velardenite Synonym of gehlenite. Velardi A surname from Italian. velarial Relating to a velarium velaric Produced by combining a closure at the velum and a lowering of the tongue to decrease the pressure in the mouth. velarity The quality of being a velar sound (a sound articulated at the velum or soft palate). velarium The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora. velarivirus Any member of the genus Velarivirus of viruses. velarization The act or process of velarizing. velarize To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool. velarness Quality of being velar. velary Relating to a curve representing the motion of a sail blown by the wind. Velasco A surname from Spanish Velasquez A surname from Spanish. velate Having a veil; veiled. velated Synonym of velate. velatid Any sea star of the order Velatida velation A veiling; concealment; mystery. velatura A translucent whitish glaze in painting. Velazco A surname. Velazquez A surname from Spanish. Velazquezian Of, or characteristic of Diego Velázquez, or his art. Velbert A town in the district of Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Velchanos A god of the ancient Minoans, originally associated with vegetation but later conflated with Zeus. velcro To fasten with Velcro. velcroid One who stays physically near to an influential person, especially in an effort to increase their own media exposure. veld The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. veldcraft bushcraft associated with the African veld veldfire A wildfire on the veld. Veldhoven A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. veldman A man who lives on the veld, using bushcraft to survive. veldskoen Originally, a shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin; now generally a heavy boot for outdoor labour. veldt Dated spelling of veld. veldtschoon A shoe of untanned leather. velella Velella velella, a free-floating marine protozoan of the monospecific genus Velella. velellid Any hydrozoan in the family Velellidae, synonym for the Porpitidae. Velence A town in Hungary. veles The pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera. Veleslav A male given name from the Slavic languages. Velestino A city in central Greece located in the Magnesia prefecture. veleta A dance to waltz music in triple time. Veleti confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Western Pomerania Veletzos A surname. Veley A surname. Velez A surname. velfie A video selfie. Velhan A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Вельган (Velʹhan) velic Of the velum or velopharynx; used to describe disordered speech or non-speech vocalization. Velie A surname. velifer Any of two species of fish that make up the family Veliferidae: a spinyfin velifer (Metavelifer multiradiatus) and a sailfin velifer (Vellifer hypselopterus) veliferid Any fish in the family Veliferidae of velifers or sailfin moonfishes. veliferous Having or bearing a sail. veliform Resembling a veil. veliger The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs. veligerous Having a velum. veligrotug A monoclonal antibody medication used to treat thyroid eye disease. veliid Any member of the family Veliidae of riffle bugs. Velika A municipality of Croatia. velikite A tetragonal-scalenohedral mineral containing copper, mercury, sulfur, and tin. Velikovskian Of or relating to Immanuel Velikovsky (Russian: Иммануи́л Велико́вский; 1895–1979), Russian, Israeli, and American scholar and writer of pseudoscience and pseudohistory. Velikovsky A surname